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"all ended with her eyes. hell, purgatory, paradise."

Life is worth living again and i have chocolate ice cream in the fridge

Checklist for today :

  • listen to my the janmashtmi playlist on repeat
  • Fast
  • Help my mom make bhog for our beloved (cannot forget makhan for the makhanchor)
  • Take care of his shringaar
  • Imagine him constantly standing beside me with his elbow on my shoulder oops not that one. That's just what I do everyday anyway

Since the Ponniyin Selvan book was illustrated by Maniam, there are a wealth of images to rely on for the costumes of the movie. The book itself was a historical romance and there is some liberty and a bit of imagination in the illustrations. There is a definite 50s aesthetic in the illustrations, often mirrored in the movies of the time.

There are a large number of the illustrations on the web and loads of comparison posts too. Still I felt like digging into my old posts to see how the movie’s costumes compared.

Pic 3 (of Kundavai and Vaanathi) is from a blog, the author has translated Ponniyin Selvan. The excerpts give an idea of the novel for anyone interested.

As an aside, I am disappointed that they didn’t use the ketaki flower (pic 5 of Poonguzhali) since almost all the illustrations for the character feature it.

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